Nigeria vs Ireland, 35th Match, Group B at Abu Dhabi, T20WC QLF, Oct 26 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
35th Match, Group B, Abu Dhabi, October 26, 2019, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
(6.1/20 ov, T:67) 67/2

Ireland won by 8 wickets (with 83 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
4/13
craig-young
Cricinfo's MVP
49.83 ptsImpact List
mark-adair
New
IRE
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Ireland won by 8 wickets and nearly double their NRR. They go to the top of the table

6.1
3lb
Akachukwu to Delany, 3 leg byes

off the pads to fine-leg and they run three

end of over 610 runs • 1 wicket
IRE: 64/2CRR: 10.66 RRR: 0.21
Mark Adair10 (4b 2x4)
Gareth Delany11 (7b 2x4)
Daniel Ajekun 1-0-10-1
Sylvester Okpe 1-0-12-0
5.6
Ajekun to Adair, no run

drives it back to the bowler

5.5
4
Ajekun to Adair, FOUR runs

short and wide outside the off stump. Adair cuts it to deep point for a boundary

5.4
2
Ajekun to Adair, 2 runs
5.3
4
Ajekun to Adair, FOUR runs

pulls it to deep midwicket for a boundary

5.2
W
Ajekun to K O'Brien, OUT

looks to drive it and is beaten. He is bowled

Kevin O'Brien b Ajekun 32 (17b 6x4 0x6) SR: 188.23
5.1
Ajekun to K O'Brien, no run
end of over 512 runs
IRE: 54/1CRR: 10.80 RRR: 0.86
Gareth Delany11 (7b 2x4)
Kevin O'Brien32 (15b 6x4)
Sylvester Okpe 1-0-12-0
Daniel Gim 1-0-12-0
4.6
Okpe to Delany, no run
4.5
1
Okpe to K O'Brien, 1 run

flicks it to midwicket for a single

4.4
2
Okpe to K O'Brien, 2 runs

lofts it to deep point for a couple

4.3
4
Okpe to K O'Brien, FOUR runs

width outside the off stump. He cuts it to deep point for a boundary

4.2
4
Okpe to K O'Brien, FOUR runs

sweeps it to deep midwicket for a boundary

4.1
1
Okpe to Delany, 1 run

punches it to long-on for a single

end of over 412 runs
IRE: 42/1CRR: 10.50 RRR: 1.56
Kevin O'Brien21 (11b 4x4)
Gareth Delany10 (5b 2x4)
Daniel Gim 1-0-12-0
Isaac Okpe 1-0-16-1
3.6
4
Gim to K O'Brien, FOUR runs

lofts it to long-on for a boundary

3.5
1
Gim to Delany, 1 run

punches it to cover for a single

3.4
1
Gim to K O'Brien, 1 run
3.3
1
Gim to Delany, 1 run

drives it to sweeper cover for a single

3.2
1
Gim to K O'Brien, 1 run

turns it to the leg side for a single

3.1
4
Gim to K O'Brien, FOUR runs

short of a good length delivery outside the off stump. He cuts it past cover for a boundary

end of over 316 runs • 1 wicket
IRE: 30/1CRR: 10.00 RRR: 2.17
Gareth Delany8 (3b 2x4)
Kevin O'Brien11 (7b 2x4)
Isaac Okpe 1-0-16-1
Chima Akachukwu 1-0-8-0
2.6
4
Okpe to Delany, FOUR runs

width outside the off stump. He drives it past cover for a boundary

Win Probability
IRE 100%
NGAIRE
100%50%100%NGA InningsIRE Innings

Over 7 • IRE 67/2

Ireland won by 8 wickets (with 83 balls remaining)
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier

Group A
TEAMMWLPTNRR
PNG651102.086
NED651101.776
NAM64281.080
SCOT63360.258
KENYA6244-1.156
SGP6244-1.375
BER6060-2.839
Group B
TEAMMWLPTNRR
IRE64281.591
OMA64280.997
UAE64280.682
HKG63360.480
CAN63360.240
JER63360.089
NGA6060-4.673